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The Zone: Survival Mission

Jo Hyo-jin · 2022

This brand new mystery variety show that has only one rule: "Survive, no matter what". For each mission, cast members will enter an unknown, virtual reality space through a secret door. No matter what reality they face through the door, they must endure and survive.

How Do You Play?

Kim Tae-ho · 2019

Yoo Jae-suk reunites the producing team of Infinite Challenge and presents you How Do You Play? The Indefinitely expanding YOONIVERSE, based on Yoo's blood, sweat, and tears, will entertain viewers at home. Let's follow Yoo and his friends' new projects every week.

Men on a Mission

· 2015

Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.

It's Dangerous Beyond The Blankets

· 2017

Some people like to stay at home doing nothing, and they are called a “homebody.” However, five homebody celebrities join this show to stay together and spend a holiday together. Actor Lee Sang Woo, Kang Daniel of Wanna One, Yong Jun Hyung of Highlight, Xiumin of Exo, and singer Park Jae Jung move into the same house. Will they be able to get along together?

Idol Room

· 2018

Find out all about your favorite K-pop idol groups! Hosted by the “idol experts”, Jeong Hyeong-don and Defconn!

GBRB: Joy Pops Laugh Pops

이광수 · 2025

The Time Hotel

· 2023

'The Time Hotel' is a hotel survival survival where 10 guests try to survive as the last one in the 'Time Hotel', where you can buy everything with time instead of money, and check out as soon as you run out of time. In 'Time Hotel', you can use everything from restaurants to cafes and room service by paying for time instead of money. Prize money up to 300 million won will be given to the final winner, who succeeds in managing time until the end by using the prize money earned through the game. From alliances to lies, betrayals, and conspiracies, it seems that we can get a glimpse of the colorful human group through the appearances of those who carry out their own survival strategies.

The Devil's Plan

Jeong Jong-yeon · 2023

It's the ultimate showdown of wits, brains, strategy, and alliances for a chance to win 500 million won.

Zombieverse

Park Jin-kyung · 2023

A zombie virus outbreak has run amok in Korea — who will outwit the undead in the face of challenging quests and come out alive?

The Genius

Jeong Jong-yeon · 2013

A reality series pitting people identified with "genius traits" against one another in social games of strategy, logic, and negotiation skills. Each episode consists of a main match and a death match. The main match decides the winner and elimination candidate for the day. The winner receives a token of life, which grants immunity from the death match, and potentially garnets, a game currency worth ₩1,000,000 each. Garnets can be used to improve a player's chances of winning a game, as well as be traded with other players to gain favor. The elimination candidate chooses a player without a token of life to take part in a 1v1 game called the death match. The player who loses the death match is eliminated, and the winner of the death match gains their garnets. The last remaining player is the champion, and the total garnets held by the champion will be the final prize.

High School Mystery Club

Jeong Jong-yeon · 2021

A text message arrives from a dead friend. Since then, mysterious cases take place in a high school, which are intricately tangled with each other. Five mystery club members get together to reveal the truth of the mysterious incident at school.

Agents of Mystery

Jeong Jong-yeon · 2024

Six "agents of mystery" with excellent chemistry probe into bizarre incidents that cannot be explained by science in creative and unique ways.

Society Game

Jeong Jong-yeon · 2016

An intense social experiment about leadership and survival. Contestants coexist in two societies, one with a single strong leader, the other making democratic decisions.

The Great Escape

Jeong Jong-yeon · 2018

The variety show is a large-scale game show, where the members will try and escape a secret room.

Bro&Marble in Dubai

Lee Hong-hee · 2023

Top celebrities travel to Dubai and engage in real 'Blue Marble' with unexpected challenges!

Earth Arcade's Vroom Vroom

Na Yeong-seok · 2024

Join the Earth Arcade members on their unforgettable friendship vacation!

Kian's Bizarre B&B

Jung Hyo-min · 2025

On a remote island, Kian84 hosts a quirky B&B escape, where BTS' Jin and Ji Ye-eun lead guests through playful exploits and delightful chaos.

Law Of The Jungle In Borneo

· 2014

Jinny's Kitchen

Na Yeong-seok · 2023

A spin-off of the Youn's Kitchen series. A program that shows the process of Lee Seo-jin, who was promoted from director of 'Youn's Kitchen' in the past to now a CEO/boss, opening and running a small snack & street food bar abroad.

Youn Stay

Na Yeong-seok · 2021

A spin-off of “Youn’s Kitchen,” the upcoming reality program is set in a traditional Korean guesthouse in South Jeolla Province. It features the cast welcoming guests who are in Korea on business or for their studies but have not been able to fully experience the food and culture due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Unexpected Business

Yoo Ho-jin · 2021

Set in a small, rural town, the show is about two friends, actors Zo In-sung and Cha Tae-hyun, running a supermarket for 10 days. They not only sell goods, but also operate small restaurant, where they cook and serve dishes. The two actors, who lived their whole lives in the city, experience life in the small town and blend into the neighborhood.

The Genius Paik

Lee Woo-hyung · 2023

Paik Jong-won takes on a new challenge to spread his brand and K-food abroad. Will he be able to make a successful business like he does in Korea?

Culinary Class Wars

· 2024

Eighty "Black Spoon" underdog cooks with a knack for flavor face 20 elite "White Spoon" chefs in a fierce cooking showdown among 100 contenders.

Physical: 100

Jang Ho-gi · 2023

In this fierce fitness competition, one hundred contestants in top physical shape compete to claim the honor of best body.

League of Universities: The Athlete Boys

· 2024

A clash of students with great physiques representing each university - a new physical competition show produced by production team.

University War

· 2023

The top 1% of students from five prestigious universities in Korea (Seoul National University, KAIST, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Korea University) participate, and only utilize brain power (mental calculations, calculations, reasoning, games, memorization, etc.) without politics, betrayal, alliances, or deception.

Produce X 101

· 2019

A talent search event that produced a boy band in 2019 through the Mnet television channel. This is the 4th season of the Produce 101 franchise. Viewers (referred to as 'national producers') voted online for 11 members from 101 participants from various entertainment companies and individual participants in several elimination rounds. The group concept, group name and debut song are also determined by the audience.

Boys II Planet

· 2025

Boys II Planet is a survival show broadcasted on Mnet. It is a sequel to Girls Planet 999 and Boys Planet. Planet K premiered on July 17 while Planet C started airing on July 18, 2025. Boys II Planet is based on the themes and aesthetics of space. It consists of two programs, K and C, produced in Korean and Chinese respectively, with both programs following the same format for each contest. The show will create a twin group project, with both groups debuting at the same time. The final line-up will work in two different groups, K and C, and will also work as a complete group.

Boys Planet

· 2023

BOYS PLANET presents the potential of the boys from all around the world. Korean and global K-Pop fans, who discover the charm and potential of the boys from all around the globe and give them cheer and support to let them shine.

The Wedding War

· 2023

Large-scale couple survival program featuring engaged couples who are about to get married.

Siren: Survive the Island

Lee Eun-kyung · 2023

24 female police officers, firefighters, bodyguards, soldiers, athletes and stuntwomen team up by profession to compete for survival on a remote island.

The Influencer

Lee Jae-seok · 2024

YouTube, TikTok, Instagram — 77 elite influencers flaunt their skills to strategically draw the most attention in this high-stakes social survival show.

Queendom

· 2019

A musical battle between 6 trending girl group acts, in order to "determine the real number one" when all 6 release their songs at the same time.

Mix Nine

Han Dong-Chul · 2017

On Mix Nine, YG Entertainment’s Yang Hyun Suk will visit management agencies across Korea to look for idol wannabes with potential and help them become a star. 400 trainees will be on the show, and for the final stage of the competition, nine male and nine female trainees will get to compete. They will be competing against each other as a boy group and a girl group, and the winning team will win the name of “Mix Nine”. Unlike most idol survival programs which makes the contestants compete from the very first episode, Mix Nine will start with the stage in which the staff picks the contestants. The first half of the show will be “Enter Tour Step” and the second half “Competition Step”.

I-LAND

Bang Si-hyuk · 2020

I-LAND (아이랜드) is a South Korean boy group reality survival show produced by Mnet and organized by Belift Lab, which at the time of airing was a joint venture between entertainment companies CJ ENM and HYBE. It premiered on June 26, 2020 and broadcasted every Friday at 11 p.m. KST on Mnet. A second season, I-Land 2, was expected to premiere in the first half of 2022 featuring female trainees; however, on July 15, 2022, it was announced that it would be postponed. Instead in 2023, HYBE partnered with JTBC to produce R U Next? featuring trainees who would debut in Illit, signing with Belift Lab, becoming labelmates with Enhypen. On July 24, 2023, Mnet announced the second season titled I-Land 2: N/⍺, not in affiliation with Hybe or Belift Lab, featuring female trainees. The show started airing in April 2024, and is collaborating with The Black Label, with the final lineup debuting in WakeOne.

JUST MAKEUP

· 2025

Korea's first-ever makeup survival show highlights all things K-beauty. Top makeup artists and creators compete, showcasing their skills. Expect stunning visuals and techniques as they unveil new looks with each mission. The tension is high as they vie for the title of No. 1 makeup artist. Get ready for a survival show filled with dazzling beauty.

The Skip Dating

Jung Chul-min · 2022

In these busy modern days, there is not enough time to find a romantic partner. For them, MC Yoo Jae-seok, Jeon So-min, and Nucksal arrange a quick and cool 4:4 blind date. Participants press either heart or skip button as they feel. It’s a quick and pleasant love business.

Better Late Than Single

Cho Wook Hyung · 2025

Ready to step into the dating world, lifelong singles get expert help for style, health and confidence. Will they manage hiccups on their way to love?

Date My Friend

· 2025

EXchange

Lee Jin-joo · 2021

Ex-couples who broke up for various reasons gather to look back on their past love and to find new love.

Love Catcher

Jung Min-seok · 2018

Sharing a beautiful mansion with a group of attractive males and females, it would be natural to fall for any of them and possibly become a couple. However, things are trickier as not all the lovely housemates are here for love. Among the ‘Love Catchers’ who are looking for love, an unknown number of ‘Money Catchers’ are just pretending to have a feeling for others for the money. In this mansion, five females and five males, paired with everyone once, spend five days doing challenges and two days dating their partner of choice to catch love. All the while, they must avoid the ‘Money Catchers’, whose goal is to deceive the ‘Love Catchers’ in order to win the $ 50,000. The ‘Money Catchers’ must also compete against one another so that they can possess the prize money to themselves. Will the ‘Love Catchers’ find love and will the ‘Money Catchers’ catch money?

Pink Lie

· 2022

Young men and women move into the Pink House, each carrying one lie about themselves, be it their occupation, age, or academic background. Whirlwinds of emotions break out in the face of unraveling truth. Identities reveal as the relationships walk the tight rope between love and reality.

Nineteen to Twenty

Kim Jung-hyun · 2023

A group of young adults share their last week of teens and first week of twenties together — experiencing freedom and all the “firsts” of adulthood.